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The '''Oakland Athletics''' are a current {{w|Major League Baseball}} (MLB) team in [[Oakland]], [[California]].

== History ==
Former player [[José Canseco]] guest starred to play for the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant softball team]].<ref>"[[Homer at the Bat]]"</ref>

[[Los Angeles Dodgers|Dodger]] Kirk Gibson's walkoff home run against Athletic closer Dennis Eckersley in game one of the 1988 {{w|World Series}} was once seen on television.<ref>"[[Four Great Women and a Manicure]]"</ref>

== Behind the Laughter ==
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The {{w|Oakland Athletics}} are a baseball team that has been in the National League since their creation in 1901. Even with some name changes, the Oakland Athletics have won nine {{w|World Series}} championships, including three straight from 1972-1974. They also went to the World Series three times from 1988-1990, but only won one World Series championship. 

== Appearances ==
*{{ep|Homer at the Bat}}
*{{ep|Four Great Women and a Manicure}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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